Active Directory Management Software

Active Directory Management

What is Active Directory Management Software?

Active Directory in Service Desk provides best practices for managing the Active Directory, maintaining it as an accurate source of truth, and conforming to best practices around identity management and privileged access. While there are few tools available to manage this process, there are some that can improve the experience for the networking technician, and also include delegation with least privileged access to enable shift left with the helpdesk or allow the business to be able to make changes.

Common Features

  • Multi-domain Management
  • Entitlement Management
  • Reporting and Auditing
  • Self-Service Account Management
  • Role-Based Controls
  • Replication
  • Group Policies
  • Synchronization with HRIS
  • Unified Account Provisioning
  • Trusts and Forests Management
  • Directory Management (Other)
  • Integrations
  • Disaster Recovery Tools
  • Self-Service Attestation

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XIA Automation provisions user accounts into Active Directory, Exchange, Office 365, Google and more. Its enables IT support staff to automate or delegate common network management tasks.

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Adaxes

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Adaxes is a solution that streamlines the automation and management of Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID environments. It provides all the tools needed to implement delegation, corporate standard enforcement, custom workflow automation, role-based access control, and much more. With Adaxes, you can truly experience AD, Exchange, and Microsoft 365 as a single ecosystem. And it isn't just about convenience - it's about efficiency.

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Cayosoft

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One solution for AD, Entra ID, 
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Provision user accounts across platforms like Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and Skype in one step.

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Whether you’re running AD, Azure AD (now Entra ID) or a hybrid environment, Quest is the go-to software vendor for everything Microsoft Active Directory. With Quest, you have one partner and one set of Active Directory tools to address all of your AD migration, management and cybersecurity resilience needs.

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CoreView

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Enterprise-wide protection resilience management continuity protection for Microsoft 365 One platform to secure, automate, and govern every tenant in your Microsoft 365 environment.

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Netwrix Auditor for Active Directory delivers security intelligence about what’s going on in Active Directory and Group Policy. Audit Active Directory changes and logons to mitigate the risk of privilege abuse, prove IT compliance and streamline troubleshooting.

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Protect your critical identity infrastructure from cyberattacks with the industry’s most comprehensive identity threat detection and response (ITDR) platform for Active Directory and Entra ID.

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Varonis helps you find and fix AD misconfigurations that hackers commonly exploit to gain access, move laterally, persist, and ultimately steal your data.

Active Directory Pro

Active Directory Pro

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Experience the Faster and Simpler Way to Manage Active Directory and Microsoft 365 Streamline your Active Directory management and reporting with our easy-to-use software – whether you manage 10 users or 10,000.